The Beginning of the Legend
1977, Russian. Directed by Boris Grigorev.
The film tells about the childhood of Yuri Gagarin, about that time of life, which, in his own words, played an important role in shaping his character: war, the occupation of their villages by the Germans, famine, the theft of the elder brother and sister to Germany, the expulsion of the Nazis from Smolensk, moving family in the city of Gzhatsk.
- Runtime
- 1h 2m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Boris GrigorevDirector
- Larisa LuzhinaAnna Timofeyevna
- Georgi BurkovAleksei Ivanovich
- Oleg OrlovYura
- Svetlana PonomaryovaNastya
- Maya BulgakovaKseniya Gerasimovna
- Vilnis BekerisAlbert
- Boris GrigorevDronov
- Sergei NovikovValya
- Aleksandr Kavalerovpolizei-translator
- Vladimir Gusevpilot
- Yuriy Grigorevpilot
- Afanasi KochetkovKuzma
Details
- Released
- 11 April 1977
- Original title
- Так начиналась легенда
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Yuriy Nagibin
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The Beginning of the Legend runs 62 minutes (1h 2m).
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Which OTT platform is The Beginning of the Legend on?
The Beginning of the Legend isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 April 1977. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Beginning of the Legend?
The Beginning of the Legend (1977) was directed by Boris Grigorev and stars Larisa Luzhina, Georgi Burkov, Oleg Orlov.